This Nebraska family farm story started in 1853 when Johannes and Magdalena Mehlin and their children immigrated to America from Germany. Unfortunately, Johannes died at sea in 1854 from a cholera outbreak on the ship. Magdalena settled with their kids in Bureau County, Illinois.

In 1877, son John Mehlin headed west to Richardson County, Nebraska, where he founded the Mehlin farm.

Since John, it has been owned by Henry Mehlin, George Mehlin, and then Jerry & Bonnie Mehlin. After Jerry’s passing in 2016, it’s now owned by Bonnie and their children, and enjoyed by them, the grandkids, and great grandkids. It has been in continuous family operation for 147 years and still counting.

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